This Week in Tech 871: 17 Years... 10,000 Mistakes

Elon Musk, Bill Gates' Metaverse, Zuckerberg security detail

Fast track.
 Elon Musk Sued Over Delay in Disclosing Twitter (TWTR) Stake.
 Elon Musk Wants to Buy Out Twitter (TWTR) in Final $43 Billion Unsolicited Bid.
 Twitter adopts poison pill in bid to thwart Elon Musk takeover.
 Fox News says it didn't authorize Truth Social account.
 Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid.
 Researchers find new malware variant after stopping attack on Ukrainian energy provider.
 Ukraine Soldier Tears Down Russian Drone, Finds DSLR Camera, Bottle Cap.
 California proposed ban on new gas-fueled cars by 2035.
 Muting your mic reportedly doesn't stop big tech from recording your audio.
 AI software from Uniphore, Sybill and Zoom detects customer emotions.
 TikTok launches its own AR development platform, Effect House.
 Mark Zuckerberg's Augmented Reality.
 What a 1994 Bill Gates keynote tells us about the metaverse.
 Remembering eWorld, Apple's forgotten online service.
 Big Tech Is Pouring $925 Million Into Carbon Removal.
 Intel sets 2040 net zero goal for carbon emissions.
 Houston Astros' stadium will be the first in MLB to use Amazon's 'Just Walk Out' tech.
 Mark Zuckerberg Security Costs $26.8 Million for Meta.
 Bored Apes Go Hollywood With Coinbase-Produced Movie Trilogy.

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Guests: Brian McCullough, Harry McCracken, and Alex Lindsay

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